Texas TE signee Reese Leitao arrested at high school on drug charge

Texas Longhorns tight end signee Reese Leitao was arrested and booked into the Tulsa County Jail on Tuesday afternoon, charged with “possession/delivery of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to sell within a thousand feet of a school.”

According to the report, Leitao was arrested at Jenks High School by campus police and was found with 20 Xanax pills and more than $1,300 on his person. The FOX 23 report also notes that Leitao admitted to a Jenks High School administrator that he was selling the Xanax pills.

Here’s more on the arrest from NewsOn6.com:

According to his arrest report, a Xanax pill was found in Leitao's backpack during an administrative search by the school's principal. Leitao then admitted to distributing the pills for money. In his wallet, he had $1,289 and another $20 was found in the side zipper of his backpack.

During booking, Leitao admitted to having more Xanax in his underwear. He stood up and shook until a prescription bottle fell out containing 19 more Xanax pills, the report stated. The bottle displayed Leitao's name but was a prescription for Amoxicillin.

According to the Tulsa County Inmate Information Center, Leitao was arrested at 2:30 p.m. and booked into the Tulsa County Jail at 4:45 p.m. with a $15,000.00 bond.

Originally a Nebraska commit, Leitao ultimately flipped and signed with the Longhorns on National Signing Day.

Texas head coach Tom Herman released the following statement, per Horns247: